Patents Examined by Hongmin Fan
  • Patent number: 10701043
    Abstract: Systems and methods for physical authentication of medical devices during wireless pairing are disclosed herein. The method can include receiving a request to initiate coupling. Following the request, a visual identifier can be generated with a light source. The visual identifier can include embedded data used to couple the medical devices. The visual identifier can be captured in image data, which image data can be analyzed and the embedded data can be extracted from the image data. Based on the embedded data that is extracted from the image data, secure coupling between medical devices can be established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Heppell
  • Patent number: 10692363
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to method and system for determining probability of an alarm generated by an alarm system. The method may include receiving sensor data and maintenance data. The sensor data may include one or more environmental parameters and one or more trigger parameters, and the alarm is generated based on the one or more trigger parameters. The method may further include generating one or more input vectors based on the sensor data and the maintenance data, and determining a spuriosity index of the alarm based on the one or more input vectors using a machine learning model. The machine learning model may be created using historical sensor data and historical maintenance data, and the spuriosity index is indicative of the probability of the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Wipro Limited
    Inventors: Anurag Kumar Srivastava, Utkarsh Bhakne
  • Patent number: 10690554
    Abstract: An airspeed indicator display for an aircraft having a main rotor system and a translational thrust system includes a first indicator operable to display an actual airspeed of the aircraft and a second indicator positioned adjacent the first indicator. The second indicator is operable to display an actual pitch angle of the translational thrust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David L. Adams, Kevin Ron Fimbers
  • Patent number: 10689009
    Abstract: A method for warning about a wrong-way drive situation for a vehicle. The method includes at least reading in a wrong-way drive signal by an interface to a wrong-way drive detection unit. The wrong-way drive signal represents the wrong-way drive situation. The method also includes evaluating the wrong-way drive signal to determine a piece of role information. The piece of role information represents a role of the vehicle with respect to the wrong-way drive situation. The method furthermore includes generating at least one warning signal to warn about the wrong-way drive situation using the piece of role information. The at least one warning signal represents at least one role-dependent warning message. Moreover, the method includes providing the at least one warning signal at an interface to at least one output unit for outputting the at least one warning signal in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ilona Rubinstein, Katharina Erfurth, Nadine Walter, Nuno Ribeiro, Stefan Meier, Vera Vilas Boas, Rafael Nascimento
  • Patent number: 10689002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for determining a safety score associated with driver. The method includes: obtaining, by at least one computer, historical transportation service transaction data associated with an identification of a target driver; extracting, by the at least one computer, at least one target feature based on the historical transportation service transaction data; obtaining, by the at least one computer, an estimation model for estimating a safety score that reflects a safety expectation of a driver during transportation services; determining, by the at least one computer, a safety score associated with the target driver based on the estimation model and the at least one target feature; and providing, by the at least one computer, an offer to enter a contract to the target driver based on the safety score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10679488
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance is disclosed. Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, masks, protective eyewear, may be used to limit transmission of illness either from the patient to the care giver or vice-versa. Compliance with PPE is important in various contexts, including hospital settings, home settings, work settings, and school settings. For example, a healthcare provider may wear a wristband, which may interact with a stationary controller that is associated with an entrance and/or an exit to an area for the patient (such as the stationary controller integrated with or proximate to a hand cleaning agent dispenser) proximate to the entrance and/or exit. The interaction may be used to determine whether the healthcare provider has complied with PPE protocols. Further, the system may be used to train healthcare providers or others in PPE hygiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Microsensor Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Yang Liu, Jiapeng Huang
  • Patent number: 10679243
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and analyzing consumption of consumer goods is provided. A transparent electronic display displays advertising content related to nearby consumer goods. A sensor detects whether any of the consumer goods have been selected by a customer. A CPU in electrical communication with the sensor and the transparent electronic display monitors the sensor and stores consumption data regarding the content displayed on the transparent electronic display when the sensor detects that any of the consumer goods have been selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 10667734
    Abstract: A method for providing a signal quality degree associated with an analyte value measured in a continuous monitoring system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: receiving a measured analyte value from a biosensor; determining at least two impact parameters, wherein each of the impact parameters is influenced by an operational status of the continuous monitoring system and wherein each of the impact parameters is capable of exerting an influence on the signal quality of the biosensor and wherein the influence of each of the impact parameters on the signal quality of the biosensor is expressed by a weight assigned to each of the impact parameters; and determining the signal quality degree associated with the measured analyte value as a function of the weights and the corresponding impact parameters; and providing the signal quality degree associated with the analyte value. Further methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Ringemann
  • Patent number: 10669028
    Abstract: A system for identifying forgotten items is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes one or more item detectors. The item detectors may be configured to determine a calibration value of a stowage area in a calibration mode, and further configured to determine a check value of the stowage area in a check mode. The system also includes a controller configured to receive the calibration value and the check value, calculate a difference value between the calibration value and the check value, and compare the difference value to a threshold value. If the difference value is greater than the threshold value, the controller is further configured to generate one or more found item signals which indicate the presence of a found forgotten item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Kuyper, Ian L. Frost, Shirley E. Govea Bravo
  • Patent number: 10665069
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server, sensed data from a sensor located in a structure, wherein the sensor is part of an evacuation system for the structure. The method also includes determining, based on the sensed data, whether a threshold relative to the sensed data has been exceeded. The method further includes providing a notification if it is determined that the threshold is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ONEEVENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Joseph Wedig, Daniel Ralph Parent, Anton Vermaak
  • Patent number: 10667100
    Abstract: Provided are a communication system for an in-vehicle communication apparatus mounted in a vehicle, and the in-vehicle communication apparatus included in said communication system. The in-vehicle communication apparatus communicates with a certificate information issuing system which creates electronic certificate information, and acquires certificate information from a sub-server apparatus. The in-vehicle communication apparatus makes a request to the sub-server apparatus to create the certificate information, and the sub-server apparatus creates the certificate information in response to the request. The in-vehicle communication apparatus then makes an inquiry to the sub-server apparatus regarding the creation status of the certificate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
  • Patent number: 10657816
    Abstract: A method includes receiving: by a computing device, vehicle identification information for a vehicle that is entering a parking facility; identifying a driver profile and vehicle information based on the vehicle identification information, where the driver profile identifies criteria for scoring and selecting a parking space; determining, by the computing device, attributes of one or more open parking spaces in the parking facility when the vehicle enters the parking facility; scoring, by the computing device, each of the one or more open parking spaces based on the attributes, the driver profile, and the vehicle information; selecting, by the computing device, a particular one of the one or more parking spaces based on the scoring; determining, by the computing device, navigation directions from the vehicle to the selected parking space; and outputting, by the computing device, the navigation directions to a user device or vehicle interface system associated with the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10657429
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a printer configured to form an image on a sheet at a carrying speed, a first reading/writing unit configured read tag information stored in a wireless tag disposed on the sheet and to write tag information to the wireless tag, a reading/writing control unit configured to control the first reading/writing unit to read tag information stored in the wireless tag and to write tag information to the wireless tag, and a printer control unit configured to control the carrying speed of the sheet according to a total number of wireless tags disposed on the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Setsuo Takada
  • Patent number: 10650680
    Abstract: A parking lot mapping system includes a server. The server is remote from a plurality of vehicles, and includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a storage device. The receiver is configured to receive data transmitted from the vehicles, the data including a route traveled and a stopping position of each of the vehicles. The electronic controller is configured to determine that each vehicle has entered a parking lot, and form a map of the parking lot including parking lot routes and parking spots based on accumulation of the data including the stopping position of each vehicle and the route traveled by each of the vehicles after determination that each vehicle vehicles has entered the parking lot. The storage device is configured to store the map of the parking lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauro Della Penna, Naoki Kojo, Daisuke Saito
  • Patent number: 10650618
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for assessing transportation service safety. The systems may receive transportation service data of a service order in an order time duration from one or more signal transmission devices relating to the service order; obtain, from a database, historical data relating to a driver of a vehicle of the service order, and one or more passengers of the service order; determine, a safety score of the service order at a current time point, based on the historical data, the transportation service data, and one or more characteristics of the service order; and determine whether a dangerous condition occurs at the current time based on the safety score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bingye Li
  • Patent number: 10636300
    Abstract: An investigation assist device includes a processor and a storage that records road map information including a plurality of intersections and captured video of each of the cameras in association with camera information and intersection information. The processor retrieves a vehicle based on the captured video of each of the cameras installed at one or more intersections within a predetermined distance range from the intersection where the event has occurred, based on input information including date and time information when the event has occurred, the intersection information where the event has occurred, and feature information of the vehicle having caused the event. The processor updates detection date and time information of the vehicle from reception date and time information on a report indicating an occurrence of the event to detection date and time information of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Watanabe, Hideyuki Yoshida, Takahiro Yoshimura, Masaomi Iizumi, Takamitsu Arai, Takao Koishi, Mikio Morioka, So Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10636274
    Abstract: An enclosure system including barrier segments and at least one electrical cable coupled to each barrier segment. Each electrical cable having electrical connectors disposed at each of a first terminus and a second terminus of the electrical cable. Each electrical connector is releasably coupled to another electrical connector of an adjacent electrical cable to form at least one continuity loop through the barrier segments. Each continuity loop includes two electrical terminal ends disposed at free ends of the continuity loop. A comparator system is coupled to a respective continuity loop and is configured to generate a closed loop signal when electrical current flows to the comparator system from one of the two electrical terminal ends of the respective continuity loop, and an open loop signal when electrical current ceases to flow to the comparator system from the one of the two electrical terminal ends of the respective continuity loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James M. Lynn, Gerald Pollard
  • Patent number: 10629057
    Abstract: Companion and accessory devices can be wirelessly leashed together in a manner that enables the devices to estimate their proximities to each other. One device can periodically attempt to detect a signal from the other device. For each attempt, the attempting device can store an indication of whether the signal was detected. If a number of times that the signal was undetected exceeds a threshold, then the attempting device can perform specified operations, such as alerting a user that the wireless leash was broken. As another example, one device can detect that a strength of a signal from the other device exceeds a threshold. In response, the detecting device can measure signal strengths more frequently. If the measuring device then detects that the signal strength exceeds another threshold, then the measuring device can cause specified operations to be performed, such as data synchronization between the devices or unlocking a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler D. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 10629049
    Abstract: A patient fall detection system includes a computer and multiple transceivers mounted at fixed locations in a healthcare facility. The transceivers are electronically coupled to the computer. A patient identification tag is worn by a patient and includes a tag transceiver. The high-accuracy locating system monitors a location of the patient ID tag via signals from the tag transceiver to determine whether a patient has entered a bathroom. The computer monitors at least one of an elevation of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, an elevation drop of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, or a time that the patient ID tag has been in the bathroom to determine whether the patient has fallen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura A. Hassey, Steven D. Baker, Bradley T. Smith, Eric D. Agdeppa, Pamela Wells, Thomas A. Myers, Andrew S. Robinson, Kiana M. Dezelon, John S. Schroder
  • Patent number: 10629038
    Abstract: A building security system. The building security system includes a door analysis system for the building for detecting a lock defeat device (LDD) installed at a door of the building. The door analysis system includes a processing circuit configured to receive door data for the door of the building from an access control system, the door data including a plurality of door events; determine whether the LDD has been installed at the door by analyzing the plurality of door events with one or more LDD indicators; and generate an LDD event indicating that the LDD has been installed at the door in response to a determination that the LDD has been installed at the door based on an analysis with the one or more LDD indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Donagh S. Horgan, Jan R. Holliday, Eamonn O'Toole